【外教风采】我与外教有个约会系列之七—

第一次见到Mr.Zhang，应该是在体育馆。当时，为了在学校秋季运动会开幕式上一展风采，不少中加老师每晚都与学生一起在体育馆排练太极扇。Mr.Zhang全程都非常认真、彬彬有礼，给我留下了深刻的印象。但在这次采访之前，我并不知道他其实是一位幽默的生物和化学老师，年少时也曾有过和许多人相似的经历。

Mr.Zhang 得知这次采访时显得有些惊讶，一脸的不敢相信。但到了约定好的时间，他便很热情地邀请我们去他的教室，还特地询问我们哪里比较适合拍照。Mr.Zhang的教室很有学科特色，除了实验台、元素周期表、人体骨架等常用道具，还有不少玻璃箱子，里面有我们没见过的鱼类和植物，两只小乌龟，在这样的教室里上课，应该不会觉得枯燥吧。采访开始之际，Mr.Zhang笑着嘱咐摄影的同学可别拍丑了，边说边做出几个搞怪的动作，教室里顿时笑声回荡……

长着一张亚裔面孔的Mr.Zhang是自小在加拿大长大的华裔，就读于加拿大多伦多大学和英属哥伦比亚大学，曾在遗传学、生物技术和营养学三个专业学习，获得了多伦多大学的荣誉学士学位（一般修读四年，且有申请攻读研究生的资格）和英属哥伦比亚大学的教育学士学位。Mr.Zhang悄悄告诉我们，在他还是学生的时候，也和许多男生一样，喜欢电子游戏。但他一直牢记着游戏只是爱好，不能让爱好破坏自己的生活，若过于花费过多的时间在游戏上，就有些本末倒置了。Mr.Zhang一直有一个目标，要做最优秀的学生，就如他在游戏里是最强的玩家一样。而最终，他也确实做到了。正因如此，Mr.Zhang更明白在学习中有一个明确的目标多么重要。若你下定决心要认真学习，要做出改变，那么一切皆有可能。

有了决心，还需要科学的方法，让学生学会学习是Mr.Zhang成为教师后的目标。“我知道在他们的一生之中，将会遇到各式各样的老师。我希望我教过的每一位学生，在汲取课堂知识之余，都能找到一个正确的且适合他们自己的学习方法。这样一来，日后他们可以依靠自己去获得更多的知识。”此外，Mr.Zhang十分注重培养学生自主探索学习的能力，鼓励同学们独立思考，善于提问，并及时给与有疑问的同学们帮助，这样的课堂必然能够激发同学们的潜力和兴趣。他希望通过这些方式引导同学们积极主动学习，通过自身努力，把握自己的人生。

在采访的最后，Mr.Zhang也指出了学生的一些常见问题，例如拖延症。在寒假期间，Mr.Zhang希望同学们端正态度，把寒假作业当成一次锻炼的机会，合理安排时间，保证作业质量。这样既能定期复习知识，也能充分休息。

或许曾经的经历让Mr.Zhang对于学业和人生有着独到的见解，只有敢于挑战战、目标明确、自强不息，才能有无悔的青春和不死的梦想，才能创造属于我们的人生。

采访和编辑：1004常好点1003祁锦圣

摄影：1103屠棱杰

后附采访实录：

Reporter:WhyyoucametoMapleLeaf?

Mr.Zhang:Exceptafewmypersonalreasons,IthinkMapleleafinternationalschoolisagreatschoolinChina.StudentswhostudyintheMapleLeafcanlearnalotofknowledgeinmapleLeaf.Theseincludethesurvivalknowledgeyouneedinthefuture,theknowledgethatisveryusefultoyourfuturecompany,ortheknowledgethatisveryhelpfultoyourprospectivejobsearch,aswellastheknowledgethatisimportanttoyourfuturelifeandlifeplanning.Parttwo:Aboutteachingattitudesandgoals.

Reporter:Wheredidyougraduateandwhenyouwereastudenthowaboutyourstudysituation?

Mr.Zhang:IstudiedattheUniversityofTorontoandtheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Now,Ihaveamaster'sdegreeinfoodnutrition,bioengineering,etc.threemajors.WhileIwasstillreading,Iwasalsofascinatedbythevideogames.TherewasatimewhenIalsoplayedgameseveryday.Butinthenexthalfsemester,IfeltIneedtostraightenoutmylearningattitude.IbegantorealizethatIwasverybadifIcontinuedtoindulgeinthegame.SoIbegantostudyhard.Iwanttobethebestinourschool,justlikeIwanttobethestrongestinthegameworldwhenI'maddictedtogames.If the others got the 86 percent, I wanted to get the 98 percent. If the others got 98 percent, I wanted to get the 100 percent.I wanted to be the best. Andintheend,Imadeit.

Reporter:Fromyourownperspective,whatisthedifferentbetweentheChinesestudentsandtheCanadianstudents?

Mr.Zhang:Frommyownperspective,Chinesestudentsaremorethancivilizedandpolite.Theywilltaketheinitiativetosay“hello”totheirteacherandwillcomitytheirteacherwhentheywalkordootherthings.Theyaremorerespectfulandlovely.Theyoftentaketheinitiativetocareabouttheirteachers.AndCanadianstudentsarerelativelyquietsometimes,butwhentheyarefunnyortired,theywouldtalkorasktheirteachers.

Reporter:Whatisyourteachinggoal?

Mr.Zhang:Infact,mymostfundamentalteachingpurposeistoletallthestudentscanlearntolearn.Theywillhavemanykindsofteacherstoteachdifferenttypessubjectsintheirlife,eachofteacherhastheirownteachingmodelandteachingmethods.Andmygoaliswhatgivethemtheabilitytolearnautonomously,andwhenthestudentsfindtherightlearningmethodsthatbelongtothemandtolearninthisway,theirlearningefficiencyandlearningabilitywillbegreatlyimproved.Eventheycanteachthemselfwithoutteachers,theycanlearnsomeknowledgeontheirown.It’smyteachinggoal.

Reporter:If you students get the terrible mark, what will you do ?

Mr.Zhang: I will do nothing. It’s their responsibility to get their mark higher. This mark comes from their usual performance and the result of their homework. Some students have low mark, but it does not mean that he does not study hard. It may really be caused of what they have difficulties in English or other areas. But if they are having trouble in some way, they can ask for my help, either by email or QQ, or by coming directly to my office to find me. As long as I am still in the school and know the question they meet, I will provide all of help I am able to do for them. But if I don't know, how can I help them? It's their own mark and this mark would affect their studies, but if they don't care about their own mark and don't do anything about their mark, why should I do it? When you get to college, no teacher will deliberately care about the mark of individual students.

Reporter: What do you think about the Maple Leaf students’ learning situation? Is there anything they can improved?

Mr.Zhang : Very good. I think most of the Maple Leaf’s students are very correct in their learning attitude, and they are motivated to get a high mark. But none of the students in the world is perfect. Maple Leaf’s students and even all over the world are prone to a common problem, that’s what the students like to procrastinate. If the teacher gives his students the next vacation assignment, there are very few students who will take the initiative to do their homework on the first day, they like to procrastinate. Their homework was delayed until the last day. But as we all know, that's a very rush. We all know that you are able to finish it better. But because the time is too short, your homework is not done as well as you think. So if students who study in Maple Leaf can get rid of procrastination, it's very good for them.

Reporter: How do you think about touching fish?

Mr.Zhang: About this question, its core question is about the self-discipline. I give you time to study or I give you time to discuss and study a certain problem, but you spend this time on touching fish, what can I do? While in class, some students seem to be taking notes, but can you guarantee that they are not in a daze or doing anything else? Do the right thing at the right time. It is very important for students to take the initiative to learn. I can provide help to my students to help them get high marks. But final analysis, but they need their own efforts.

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